(Feb 14, 2008) The
competitive capability of Chinese shipyards has become stronger in
recent years. Firms earning bills totaled US$100 million increased from
6 to 9 last year. According to the estimated figures given by the
Science and Engineering Committee of the National Defense, the volume of
national ship-building exceeded 18,000,000 tonnes of ...

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China AMC rolls out low-cost bond fund

(Feb 14, 2008) China
Asset Management Company Limited (China AMC) starts accepting
subscription for a new bond fund in the whole country from February 14,
2008. Investors can subscribe for the new bond fund, namely China Hope
Bond Fund, through banks, securities dealers and China AMC. The fund,
China Hope Bond Fund, will ...

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Great Eagle shifts focus to hotel business

(Feb 14, 2008)
Great Eagle Holding Limited, a Hong Kong-based company operating in
property development and investment, will focus on developing hotel
businesses in the coming future. Adrian Lee, Assistant Director of Great
Eagle, reveals that Great Eagle currently owns hotel management
contracts in China. However, the company has not allocated capital to ...

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Capital inflow slowing down in China

(Feb 13, 2008) Merrill
Lynch has just released a report highlighting that a faster appreciation
of yuan means China is exporting inflation, which will lead to a drop in
China's reserves. The yuan recorded an annualized appreciation of 13%
since August 2007, the fastest since 1949. The rapid growth of yuan
leads to ...

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Liaoning redevelops shanty towns, benefits 400,000
residents

(Feb 13, 2008) The housing environment of low-income family
in Liaoning province has notably improved in recent years. From 2005 to
2007, the province spent RMB30 billion to redevelop 15.114 million
square metres of shanty towns and about 1.5 million people directly
benefit from the redevelopment. Besides, Liaoning province rebuilt
23.915 million square ...

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More people become financial consultants

(Feb 13, 2008)
In times when the interest rates are negative, interests are low and
inflation eats the tiny interests earned from deposits. Insurance and
wealth management have become people's favourite careers and many people
have changed their jobs to become finance consultants. The insurance
industry experienced a boom last year. Fluctuations in ...

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Shandong to boost employment rate in 2008

(Feb 13, 2008)
Shandong Provincial Labour and Social Security Department reveals that
more than 1 million people will be newly employed in Shandong in 2008.
Over 350,000 unemployed people are expected to be employed again in
2008. The unemployment rate in urban area of Shandong province will be
controlled within 4%. In 2008, ...

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Xinjiang to cooperate more with HK in tourism
sector

(Feb 13, 2008) Xinjiang and Hong Kong will continue to
cooperate in the tourism sector to develop the central and western Asian
market in the coming future. In recent years, the tourism industry
Xinjiang and Hong Kong have continuous cooperation. Hong Kong's M. K.
Corporation Limited plans to invest RMB20 million in Turpan ...

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Shenyang gives out RMB200mn to support
entrepreneurs

(Feb 13, 2008) To encourage entrepreneurs to start
business, Shenyang Municipal will provide RMB200 million business funds
and RMB100 million small loan guarantee funds for unemployed labour,
university graduates and peasants. The Shenyang Municipal government
also considers cooperating with the pledging industry to help small
enterprises. Small enterprises can pledge their assets to ...

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New World Centre double-digit growths over lunar new
year

(Feb 13, 2008) Due to the strong local consumption market and
more mainland Chinese tourists in the territories, New World Centre in
Tsim Sha Tsui East recorded double-digit growths in sales value and
visitors. New World Centre had seen a 10-20% growth in visitor flow and
sales value over the lunar new year. ...